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HealthConnect 2012 Report
November 7th, 2012 | Blog, health, healthconnect | karim | Comments Off
Our HealthConnect 2012 Report is ready for download.
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[VIDEO] HealthConnect Panel Event #HCTO
November 5th, 2012 | Blog, health, healthconnect | karim | 1 Comment
Thanks to Mike from RenderMedia for helping us out with our HealthConnect Panel video review. Keep your eyes peeled here as we will be publishing our HealthConnect Report. Subscribe and watch all our interviews on our YouTube channel. Keep the conversation going on Twitter and follow us at @XConnectTO. Also, “Like” us at Facebook.com/XConnectTO.
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HealthConnect – Final Thoughts
October 29th, 2012 | Blog, health, healthconnect | Alex Conde | 1 Comment
HealthConnect, the final XConnect panel event of the year was held at the ING Direct Cafe October 25th, 2012. Over the course of the panel discussion, a number of different challenges being faced by the healthcare system were brought up. It would have been far too easy to end on a discouraging note, but Cassie [...]
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HealthConnect #HCTO Panel Event Review
October 26th, 2012 | Blog, health, healthconnect | Alex Conde | 2 Comments
Building on previous successful events such as SportsConnect, MusicConnect, FashionConnect, FilmConnect, BankConnect, EduConnect and GameConnect, the final XConnect event of the year was held at the ING Direct Cafe October 25th, 2012: This time the topic was the intersection of technology and social media with the world of healthcare. The conversation was moderated by Cassie [...]
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[VIDEO] Palomino and Healthcare IT
October 24th, 2012 | health, healthconnect, Show | karim | 1 Comment
Palomino Inc. is a Toronto-based software and web solutions provider, creator of the WebPal Application Suite. The WebPal Suite enables medium-sized organizations to take their business processes online and interact with clients on a whole new level. In this final episode on healthcare and technology, Karim Kanji hosts Palomino System Innovations Inc. CEO Markus Latzel. [...]
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Big Data in Healthcare
October 22nd, 2012 | Blog, health, healthconnect | Alex Conde | 1 Comment
Smartphones and other mobile personal technologies have led to a revolution in big data collection. We now have the ability to track and monitor all the factors that might impact our health on a real-time basis. Whether it’s the calorie content of your food, the exercise you’re getting, the weather at your location or any [...]
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Komodo OpenLab – developing inclusive technologies
October 17th, 2012 | health, healthconnect, Show | karim | Comments Off
Our third episode of our Heath-focused show is a conversation between Karim Kanji and Komodo OpenLab co-founder Mauricio Meza. Komodo OpenLab develops inclusive technologies that facilitate the daily lives of people with disabilities. In this clip we find out about how Komodo was started and what problem they are attempting to solve. To watch the [...]
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Can Healthcare Afford to NOT be on Social Media?
October 12th, 2012 | Blog, health, healthconnect | Alex Conde | 1 Comment
Facebook recently hit an impressive milestone. They announced that they have now reached 1 billion active users. Given that approximately 1 out of every 6 or 7 people on the planet are now using Facebook (and this doesn’t take into consideration other social networks), can the medical community ignore social media as a means to [...]
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iHorse Technologies supports HealthConnect
October 11th, 2012 | Blog, health, healthconnect | carolyn | Comments Off
Great news: iHorse Technologies has signed on as an official sponsor for our HealthConnect series! Startup Founders, if you are looking to effectively and efficiently build your minimal viable product – you’ll want to connect with these folks. iHorse was started by a group of young entrepreneurs in 2007, with the vision of becoming a global [...]
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[VIDEO] In conversation with Life Sciences and Healthcare Analyst at MaRS
October 10th, 2012 | health, healthconnect, Show | karim | Comments Off
With our HealthConnect study underway we are very excited to present this conversation with the Life Sciences and Healthcare Analyst at MaRS Discovery District. Hadi Salah helps life sciences and health care entrepreneurs get the market intelligence they need to grow their companies. MaRS is where science, technology and social entrepreneurs get the help they [...]
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